To make napkin pillow:1. Measure, mark and cut a piece of fabric the same size as the napkin. Pin fabric and napkin together, top sides facing, edges aligned.

2. Stitch together, leaving 1/2-inch seam allowances and 8-inch opening on one side. Turn right side out through opening and press.

3. Place pillow form or stuffing in cover. Machine-sew or hand-sew opening closed with slipstitch.

To make dish-towel pillow:1. Measure, mark and cut two pieces of fabric to the same width as the dish towel by half the length, adding 1 inch to width and 3 inches to length measurements for overlap and seam allowances.

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2. Fold under one long end of each back piece ½ inch. Open the strips of hook-and-loop tape, pinning one strip over the folded edge and stitching in place. Press the hook-and-loop tape strips together to complete back.

To make solid pillow with piping:1. Measure, mark and cut two squares of fabric equal to the dimensions of the pillow form plus 1 inch for seam allowance.

2. Cut a piece of welting equal in length to the perimeter of the pillow form, plus 1 inch. Cut and piece together enough strips of contrast fabric on the bias to cover length of welting. Place the welting on wrong side of the fabric, fold fabric over welting, and pin. Using a zipper foot, stitch the fabric close to the welting to create piping. Trim raw edges to 1/2 inch.

3. Pin the welting to the right side of the pillow front, right sides facing, raw edges matching. Baste it to the pillow front on all four sides.

4. Pin the back fabric to the front, right sides facing, raw edges matching and sandwiching piping between. Stitch around the pillow, leaving an opening for turning. Clip the corners of the seam allowances and turn the cover right side out; press.

5. Insert the pillow form or fiberfill into the cover. Pin the opening and stitch by machine or by hand using a slipstitch to close.

To make European pillow shams:1. Measure, mark and cut two pieces of fabric the same size as the pillow forms, plus 1 inch for seam allowance.

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2. Pin the pieces together, right sides facing, raw edges matching and stitch all around, leaving 1/2-inch seam allowances and a 12-inch opening on one side. Clip the corners of the seam allowances and turn the cover right side out; press.

3. Insert the pillow form or fiberfill. Pin the opening and stitch by machine or by hand using a slipstitch to close.

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